Hey guess what...I get part of my life back Monday Morning

FlyOverCountry

ryantt said:

FlyOverCountry said:

Wow!  That's great!  I bet you can't wait to get back to snake milking!

What?  

Someone told me you were a snake milker.  That’s got to be rough on the ole back.  Keep at it man!

thetrim

Congratulations!  That has to feel great and a big boost for the morale!

Theophan

CONGRATULATIONS!  Sounds like it's been a very long haul, and lots to go still, but a major milestone -- way cool!

Fred19Flintstone

Congrats!  As someone else has already said, don’t be a hero.

mEGG_My_Day

Fantastic!! Keep up the great work and all the best.

milesvdustin

Good luck this morning! 

northGAcock

All the best.

speed51133

May I ask what put you out of commission in the first place???

ryantt

@speed51133 I blew a few disc in my back had to have surgery in December.  That surgery failed and I broke the hardware when I fell down the steps.  Had a redo in February that failed.  Had to have a more invasive procedure in March.  These were 4,5 and 6.  I also had a reaction to some of the meds and ended up having seizures.  The meds were supposed help with nerve pain and my falls, long road to get a simple fix.  

Ive has to many back surgeries and basically am a mess 

Canugghead

Congrats, and as many have said, take it easy although it's easier said than done.

speed51133

WOW, did they end up putting in metal rods or fusing it all together? Any X-ray images of the finished work?

ryantt

@speed51133 I had my old hardware removed and all new cages and saucer put in. Lots of titanium in my back along with some spacers.   It’s been lots of fun. 

Brisket_Fanatic

Great news! Hope today goes well for you!

bucky925

Just checking in to hear how your first day went.  

ryantt

@bucky925 I now remember why I hate people.   I spent part of my day listening to excuses and the rest of it getting nothing done because people kept interrupting me.  Sometimes I feel like I work with the people from the office, except they are all Kevin.  

The Cen-Tex Smoker

ryantt said:

@bucky925 I now remember why I hate people.   I spent part of my day listening to excuses and the rest of it getting nothing done because people kept interrupting me.  Sometimes I feel like I work with the people from the office, except they are all Kevin.  

Ha ha- welcome back to the workplace! Really glad you are getting to the point where you can start doing the things you can't stand again (like the rest of us!)

Seriously though, I was really happy to hear you had progressed enough to start getting back to normal again.

GATraveller

Glad to see you've been able to get back to work.  Sadly we live in a world where most people take much for granted not realizing how quickly it can all get taken away.